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BBC Proms - 2008 - Prom 62: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

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Petroc Trelawny presents a concert by the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra under conductor Colin Davis. They are joined by the dynamic Danish violinist Nikolaj Znaider in a performance of Beethoven's monumental Violin Concerto, known as his 'ultimate challenge'. The concert ends with Sibelius's great statement of pride and love for his native Finland, his Second Symphony.